mudik

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Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian mudik.

Noun

mudik

1. In Indonesia, the practice of migrants or migrant workers returning to their hometown or village during major holidays.

Indonesian

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mudik

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmu.dɪk]
• Hyphenation: mu‧dik

Etymology 1

From Betawi mudik, from Javanese mudik. Equivalent to m- +‎ udik (“upstream, village”), see sense 2.

Verb

mudik

1. (colloquial) to do mudik, annual homecoming traditions in Indonesia, specifically at Eid al-Fitr
   • 1991, "Legislatif Jaya, Volume 9", Humas DPRD DKI Jakarta, page 14:

     Kebiasaan warga Jakarta pergi mudik pada setiap Hari Raya Lebaran, sudah berlangsung mungkin satu abad lebih.

     The habit of the Jakarta inhabitants to go mudik every Eid al-Fitr has been ongoing for perhaps more than a century.

2. (colloquial, loosely) to return to hometown

Synonyms

• pulang kampung

Derived terms

• pemudik

Etymology 2

From Malay mudik, from Classical Malay mudik (“go upstream”). Cognate with Acehnese mudék.

Verb

mudik

1. to go upstream

Derived terms

• memudik
• memudikkan
• semudik

Further reading

• “mudik”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

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mudik

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Noun

mudik

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